Kharal Explained

Caste Name:Kharal
Jati:Rajput,Jat
Religions:Islam
Languages:Punjabi, Sindhi
Country:Pakistan
Region:Punjab, Sindh
Ethnicity:Punjabi

Kharal (Punjabi:) is a Punjabi Muslim tribe predominantly found in the Sandal Bar region of Punjab and some parts of Sindh.

History and description

The Kharals predominantly inhabit the western plains of Punjab that lie below the Salt Range and its surrounding areas. The Kharals seem to be most concentrated in the Ravi River Valley between Lahore and the former Montgomery District, this corresponds well to Ain-i-Akbari (1595 CE) listing of Kharal Zamindaris in different Parganas. Additionally, Kharals were designated as a Martial race being known for their bravery and fierceness.[1]

Modern Indian and Pakistani census reports mention Kharals as Rajputs[2] [3] [4] though a journal by Government College University listed Kharals along other tribes as Jats.[5]

Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal is a historical personality, who was the chieftain of the Kharal tribe, who revolted against the British in the 1857 revolt, where he consequently took leadership of the many local tribes in the region. He was killed while offering afternoon prayers by the British on September 21, 1857.[6] [7]

The Kharals are also famous in the Indian Subcontinent due to the one of the greatest and tragic Punjabi romances called Mirza Sahiban. According to the story of Mirza Sahiban as narrated by the Punjabi writer Pilu, the story's protagonist is Mirza, son of the chief of the Kharal of Danabad, who falls in love with his cousin Sahiban, of the Sial tribe.[8] [9] [10] To date there have been many film adaptations in both Pakistan and India of the Story of Mirza and Sahiban.[11]

Subclans

The Kharals have numerous subdivisions more than 150 and clans some of which include Rehman e (ky), Tule,Basheraky,Ablana,Mangera,Chimnay,Sheraky,Goggara,Lakhera, Upera, Lakhera, Peroka, Jalab ke, Begeke,[12] Randhaira, Lalhaira, Rubera, Sahi, Lodike[y], Dehar, Churiara, Khar, Bhandra, Daulke[y], Sherke[y] and Gogera; the Kharals use many titles including Rai, Chaudhry and Malik but Rai is mostly used.[13]

Notable People

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Notes and References

  1. Barua . Pradeep . 1995 . Inventing Race: The British and India's Martial Races . The Historian . 58 . 1 . 107–116 . 0018-2370.
  2. Book: General, India Office of the Registrar . Census of India, 1961 . 1968 . Manager of Publications . en.
  3. Book: 1998 District Census Report of [name of District].: Bahawalnagar ]. 1999 . Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan . 16 . en.
  4. Book: 1998 District Census Report of [name of District].: Okara ]. 2000 . Population Census Organisation, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan . Page 9 . en.
  5. Book: Shackle, C. . The Sikhs . 1984 . Atlantic Publishers & Distri . 31 . en.
  6. Web site: Miraj . Muhammad Hassan . 2013-04-22 . Kharal and Berkley II . 2022-09-26 . DAWN.COM . en.
  7. Book: Sargana, Turab ul Hassan . Punjab and the War of Independence 1857-1858 from Collaboration to Resistance . 2020 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-070184-0 . en.
  8. Book: Banga, Indu . Precolonial and Colonial Punjab: Society, Economy, Politics, and Culture: Essays for Indu Banga . Manohar . 2005 . 9788173046544 . Grewal . Reeta . 171 . Appendix - The Story of Mirza and Sahiban in Pilu's Narrative . Mirza was the son of Banjal, a Kharal Rajput Chief of Danabad in the Montgomery district. Sahiban was the daughter of the Rajput Chief Khiva Khan belonging to the Syal clan ... . Pall . Sheena.
  9. Web site: Muhammad Hassan Miraj . The ballad of Mirza Saheba'n . 1 April 2013 . Dawn (newspaper) . 14 January 2021.
  10. Book: Duggal, K.S. . Folk Romances of Punjab . Marwah . 1979 . 2022-09-26 . 17 . Mirza and Saheban were cousins. Saheban was the daughter of Mirza's maternal uncle. They were fellow pupils in a madrasa. Mirza, the son of Binjal, a Kharral Jat of Danabad on the bank of the river Ravi.
  11. Web site: Bali . Karan . Before 'Mirzya', Mirza and Sahiban have died over and over again for their love . Scroll.in . 2016-09-13 . 2022-09-26.
  12. Khan . Muhammad Sajid . Mohyuddin . Zafar . Naz . Humera . 30 June 2019 . District of Montgomery (Sahiwal) in Nineteenth Century: A Historical Study . Journal of Languages, Culture and Civilization . 1 . 1 . 48, 49 . 2708-3748.
  13. Haider . Karim . 2017-12-31 . Impact of Politico-economic Changes on the Resettlement of Kharal Tribe in Punjab . Pakistan Social Sciences Review . Fatima Gohar Educational and Welfare Society . 1 . II . 179 . 10.35484/pssr.2017(1-ii)15 . 2664-0422 . free.
  14. Fiaz . Hafiz Muhammad . Akhtar . Sohail . Rind . Ayyaz Ahmad . Socio-cultural Condition of South Punjab: A Case of Muzaffargarh District . Research Journal of Education and Innovation (Pakistan) . 31 December 2021 . 2 . 3 . 21, 22 .
  15. Book: Durrani . T. . Hoffer . W. . Hoffer . M.M. . My Feudal Lord . Corgi . Corgi Books . 1995 . 978-0-552-14239-7 . en . 2022-09-28 . 22,23.
  16. Web site: Kamran . Tahir . Rabbani Khar and the politics of altruism - Political Economy . thenews.com.pk . 2022-01-30 . 2022-09-29.
  17. Web site: Former minister Khalid Kharal passes away . 2023-11-23 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  18. Web site: Punjab Assembly Members - Members' Directory . 2023-11-23 . www.pap.gov.pk.

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